For Better or For Worse by Lynn Johnston for June 07, 2020

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    Templo S.U.D.  over 4 years ago

    April’s older siblings are no walk in the park.

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    Argythree  over 4 years ago

    Take a look in a mirror, Michael…

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    Leojim  over 4 years ago

    You betcha dude!

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    howtheduck  over 4 years ago

    I used to put a towel on the burping shoulder before burping my kids precisely for that reason. Even so, I don’t know why Elly put the baby carrier right over the dripping wet “baby blurp” without toweling herself dry or changing her shirt. Eww!!

    As astonishing as that it is, the implication of Michael’s incredibly filthy back while having a clean front raises a lot of questions on how he got that way. I know the traditional way teenagers get dirty backs and clean fronts, but Martha doesn’t seem to be anywhere around.

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    Enter.Name.Here  over 4 years ago

    Guess what , Michael. The first is the worst, and you were first-born.

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    M2MM  over 4 years ago

    At least a baby’s messes are not her fault. Big kids on the other hand…

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    Caldonia  over 4 years ago

    Michael, you got a big ol’ butt.

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    biglar  over 4 years ago

    When you are new parents you tend to look forward to the day they can feed themselves and go to the bathroom on their own. Then you look forward to the day you can leave them at home alone for a little while. Eventually you begin to wish they were little again and all of their problems could be solved with clean diaper and a fresh bottle.

    My grandmother always said “When they are little, they have little problems. When they are big, they have big problems.” As my four children grow up (now ages 13 through 20) I see the wisdom in that so very clearly.

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    rshive  over 4 years ago

    Over-selling yourself a bit, Michael.

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    vaughnrl2003 Premium Member over 4 years ago

    Older kids are not easier to look after. You can just take a little longer between looks.

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    summerdog  over 4 years ago

    Mom didn’t raise them right. They should have learned by now to pick up after themselves. Soon, mom will be picking up after the third one. Just my 2 cents….I didn’t say that I taught mine to act better…. : D

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    somebody stole my stem  over 4 years ago

    Mothers, mothers, mothers. Who knows what they’re up to now these days!

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    rebelstrike0  over 4 years ago

    Elly can toilet train April, Elizabeth and Michael all at once!

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    Cincoflex  over 4 years ago

    Baby burp is down the wrong shoulder . . .

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    John Leonard Premium Member over 4 years ago

    For what it’s worth, I was in the Nat’l Guard when my youngest son was an infant. He spit up often enough on my BDU field jacket to bleach the left shoulder a bit. He’s 36 now, so no longer a problem.

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    candor1230  over 4 years ago

    Babies are easier – you KNOW where they are. Teenagers, not so much.

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    Sailor46 USN 65-95  over 4 years ago

    A parent’s GPS is constantly recalculating.

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    asrialfeeple  over 4 years ago

    “Kids are the best contraceptives”

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